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Congratulations to Anisha Nachnani who was named to the Top 300 for the 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge! Her project, selected from 1,997 submitted nationally, was entitled Plastic Beneath the Surface: Quantifying the Impact of Soil Microplastics on Early Plant Development. Anisha competed at MTSEF as a 6th grader where she earned 1st place in her category and a nomination to the Junior Innovators Challenge. Her selection into the Top 300 was the fir

The 2027 Middle Tennessee Science and Engineering Fair (MTSEF) brings many changes -- most importantly a change in location to Vanderbilt University! This year's fair will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2027 from 8:30 am - 5:30 pm. We are hosting our awards ceremony on the day of the fair this year. See a complete schedule of the fair day below. We have also adjusted our SRC review and registration timelines to better help with a smooth approval process for all projects. Pleas

We are excited to announce two upcoming teacher training events! Attendance at a teacher training event is required to have students participate in the Middle Tennessee Science and Engineering Fair this year. Each one-hour event will provide essential registration information and highlight this year's changes. Members of the MTSEF Board and Scientific Review Committee (SRC) will be present to guide you through this training. Wednesday, August 19th at 4 pm via Zoom: Register H

For the first time, the Middle Tennessee Science and Engineering Fair (MTSEF) was able to send 5 projects to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Phoenix, Arizona! These seven finalists experienced the world’s largest pre-college STEM competition. In addition to presenting their research projects to judges and guests from around the globe, they traded pins with their fellow finalists, enjoyed an exclusive night at Chase Field, and attended Symposia with in

The 2027 MTSEF will be held on Saturday, April 3, 2027! Stay tuned for many changes to the fair (including a full website refresh) coming soon! Please note the substantial changes from previous years to the timeline below. Early awareness — especially around the December registration deadline and SRC pre-approval requirements — is essential for a successful project submission. MTSEF remains committed to helping all students be prepared to present their projects at our fair. F

This summer a STEM Research training program will be offered to Middle Tennessee High School teachers. This is a special opportunity that will give you free resources and tips on ways to further student interactions with STEM activities within and outside of the classroom. The founder and program director of A.S.R.T. will personally be visiting our area to provide this in-person session with a step-by-step guide that you can keep and adapt for your own personal development in

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 Middle Tennessee Science and Engineering Fair! Winner's List The five grand prize projects representing MTSEF at the 2026 Regeneron Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Arizona, are: Evalyn - Rutherford County Virtual School - HIGH-BEHA-001 -Detecting and Analyzing Compositional Influence Patterns in Digital Interfaces: A Multi-Modal Behavioral Framework Jessica - John Overton High School - HIGH-BCHM-003 -Does chronic nic

We’re excited to invite teachers to a special training session for teachers participating in the Middle Tennessee Science and Engineering Fair (MTSEF) . Whether you currently have students registered in STEM Wizard or may in the future. This session will walk you through everything you need to know to confidently support your students, including: · How to help students register and complete their profiles in STEM Wizard · How to track student progress and ensure all

Welcome to our 74th year of MTSEF. HERE are the guidelines for MTSEF 2026 (we follow Society for Science's International Rules for Pre-College Scientific Research).

Note: this post has been updated to reflect changes in timing announced for the 2026 fair announced in early January. MTSEF will be held in-person on Friday, March 27, 2026 . The MTSEF Award Ceremony will be held on Monday, April 6, 2026 . MTSEF Judging Date : March 27, 2026 Project Setup: 1:00-2:30 pm Judging: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Category Award Judging) ` 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Special Awards and Grand Prize Judging - All students at their projec

We are happy to announce that we have again partnered with STEM Wizard to streamline registration and organization for our March 27, 2026 regional science fair. Please use this link to register as Student, Teacher, Judge, or Volunteer. Important Dates IRB preapprovals are now completed at the school level, not by MTSEF's Scientific Review Committee. Friday, January 30, 2026 is the Scientific Review Committee (SRC) and IRB Pre-Approval Deadline for projects that involve:

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Welcome to our 72nd year of MTSEF. HERE are the guidelines for MTSEF 2024 (we follow Society for Science's International Rules for...

Congratulations to Elijah Plattner and Wills Kookogey for winning 4th place in the Engineering Mechanics grand awards category at ISEF....

Congratulations to our MTSEF 2021 winners. We look forward to your bright future. 6th Grade Winners Lilly Reyna Perez, Snappy Nailz...

As we look forward to our 2021 Science Fair season, please note the following changes for this year: Judging will be virtually conducted...

We are happy to announce that MTSEF 2021 will take place (virtually) on April 10, 2021. Please note the following dates (more information...

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As of today, Jan 27th, there is exactly one month left to submit an entry to MTSEF 2020. Online entry forms are due February 27th and can...